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Posted: **23 Oct 2013 23:44**

Something might be interesting for the knowledgeable type on here. Took the rear fog lights off my project car and the two mounting brackets are different. One is the usual type with folded edges but the other is made from thicker flat steel. Looks to be shaped a bit too nicely to be home made?

Russ

1980 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

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Posted: **23 Oct 2013 23:50**

Looks hand made to me.
Easily shaped that way

Don
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Posted: **24 Oct 2013 06:10**

Hi,

don't think the one on the right hand side is hand made; end corners are identic to the other one, if it was hand made nobody would care about that.

J.

Posted: **24 Oct 2013 11:48**

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Triumph TR7V8 coupÃ©

... if it was hand made nobody would care about that.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I sure as heck would.
Look at the top end curve.
You can see where when it was traced the 90 degree up bend on the original ones comes thru as a slight turn.

Though I would have PC'd it.

Don
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Posted: **24 Oct 2013 14:23**

It's hand made, you can tell by the inside corner. My hand made stainless steel brackets I made for my Z3 wind blocker are much more complex with an S bend and fold (to help guide the seat belt) as well as the curve and better made. Not that hard to do with jigsaw, bench grinder, vise and a few other hand tools.

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Posted: **24 Oct 2013 17:10**

Hi,

I mean the arrowed parts; why should someone bother to replicate these little curves? I've the impression it's a die cut part but one that's missing the edges for some reason. But I can be completely wrong as I'm not really an anorak guy...

maybe I'm wearing a small anorak as you made me curious,

Greetings, J.

Posted: **24 Oct 2013 18:52**

I make my own from stainless steel, then powder coat them black. They look just like the ones on the right. Probably nearer to the dimensions of the factory one.

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Posted: **24 Oct 2013 19:58**

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Triumph TR7V8 coupÃ©

I mean the arrowed parts; why should someone bother to replicate these little curves?... Greetings, J.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Because they want it to look as close as possible to stock
As I said. I would do it exactly that way.
I hate square corners too.

Don
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